A history of Reggie Wayne's training camp entrances

Indianapolis Colts players head to Anderson for training camp Saturday. Reggie Wayne won't make one of his customary grand entrances because the team decided not to re-sign him. But it's fun to look back at how he used to arrive.

Wayne didn't do anything special in '08, but he more than made up for it in '09. He arrived in a hard hat that read "Wayne's Construction" and even rented a dump truck for added effect.

He said hard work would be needed for the Colts to reach the Super Bowl again.

2012 - Arrives with military members

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Reggie Wayne arrives in 2012.(Photo: Joe Vitti / Indianapolis Star)

Wayne took a big break from grand entrances, but he came back in 2012. This time he was escorted by the 38th Aviation Brigade from the 38th Indiana Division. He explained his reasoning:

"I don't want people to look at it as a joke, a gimmick. I fully support our military. I'm taking a page out of their book. I want our team to actually take a page out of their book. They are what you call the 'true heroes.' I wanted to think what we can take in our repertoire that people see outside of football.

"You can't get better than the military. They are selfless. They're definitely there for each other, and they make it happen, no matter what the situation is. What we have to do is go out there and make it happen, no matter what obstacles we have in our path. We have to find a way to get around it and keep moving."

2013 - Arrives in a helicopter

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Reggie Wayne in 2013.(Photo: Mike Fender / Indianapolis Star)

In 2013, Wayne made his biggest entrance of them all. He arrived in the cockpit of an IU Health LifeLine helicopter. He made the trip with IU Health patient Matt Sercer, from Plainfield, who was injured in a farming accident.

"I read his story. It was touching," Wayne said. "A lot of things weren't expected of Matt, to be able to walk again and things of that nature.

"Guys like Matt ... they're the real heroes. It inspires you to go out there and do great things and prove people wrong. A lot of people didn't think Matt was going to be able to walk again, and he's out here moonwalking with me."

Reggie Arrives via IU Health LifeLine with former paitent Matt Sercer,20, from Plainfield, who survived a serious farming accident and was transported with LifeLine. Matt Kryger / The Star

2014 -- Vrooms into Anderson in an IndyCar

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Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne arrives in a two-seater IndyCar on the first day of training camp, on July 23, 2014, at Anderson University.(Photo: Brent Drinkut/The Star)